Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
807 WUUS54 KLCH 121940 SVRLCH LAC003-039-079-122015- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0122.240512T1940Z-240512T2015Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 240 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... Northeastern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana... * Until 315 PM CDT. * At 240 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Allen Parish Airport, or 7 miles southwest of Oakdale, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Oakdale, Ville Platte, Mamou, Oberlin, Glenmora, Elizabeth, Turkey Creek, Mittie, Pine Prairie, Bayou Chicot, Allen Parish Airport, Beaver, Reddell, and Bond. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for central and southwestern Louisiana. && LAT...LON 3065 9220 3063 9220 3062 9221 3057 9288 3082 9293 3102 9245 TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 251DEG 42KT 3075 9275 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Stigger/87